Senior Technical Artist.

Games Jobs Direct; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development studio in the UK is looking for a Technical Artist to enhance game visuals and performance. The ideal candidate will have several years of experience with Unreal Engine, especially UE5, along with a strong VFX art background and knowledge of shader development. This role involves creating visual effects, optimizing rendering performance, and providing support to artists and engineers. The position offers competitive compensation, health insurance, and opportunities for professional growth in a diverse culture.

Benefits

Competitive financial reward

Health insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Professional training and mentorship

Diversity and inclusion culture

Qualifications

• Several years of experience as a Technical Artist, especially with UE5.
• Good understanding of material system and related editors.
• Ability to create technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Create stunning visual features and effects in games.
• Improve graphics and performance in various games.
• Solve technical issues in the game asset production pipeline.

Skills

Unreal Engine experience

VFX Art experience

Understanding of GPU rendering pipeline

Shader development

Real-time rendering optimization

Artistic eye for color and composition

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of programming (Python or C++)

Tools

Maya

Max

Houdini

Job description

Dragons Lake is a best-in-class multi-genre game development studio providing advanced tech and design solutions for AAA / AA+ projects on PC & Consoles in association with Room 8 Group. We unite game dev professionals worldwide, working on high-end titles, co-developing, and porting with leading AAA publishers and developers in the industry.

Join the phenomenal team of professionals and deliver creative and tech services, bringing games to the next level with Dragons Lake.

Expectations are clear :

• Several years of experience with Unreal Engine as a Technical Artist (good knowledge of UE5 in particular)


• Excellent understanding of the material system and related editors


• VFX Art experience


• Deep knowledge of computer graphics and related disciplines like math and optics


• Understanding of the GPU rendering pipeline


• Experience with shader development


• Wide real-time rendering performance optimization experience


• A good overall knowledge of the digital art content creation processes


• Experience creating tools for technical art and level art in UE


• Technical mindset


• Good artistic eye for color, composition, texture, lighting, etc.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English


• Ability to efficiently read and write technical documentation

You're a rockstar if you have :

• Experience in developing custom tools for DCC tools (Maya, Max, etc.)


• Experience working with Houdini and integrating procedural assets into UE


• Good knowledge of programming languages like Python or C++

Becoming one of the Dragons you will :

• Create stunning visual features and effects in a game being actively developed


• Help improve graphics and performance in various games, both new and classic


• Solve challenging technical issues in the game asset production pipeline


• Provide hands‑on support to artists and engineers regarding asset performance and validation


• Review the creative process and identify opportunities for tool improvement


• Develop 3D art pipeline tools and extensions with an eye toward usability and efficiency


• Inspire and empower the art team to optimize their processes

Grow with us, we've got you covered :

• Competitive financial reward (yes, we are fair enough)


• Challenges to raise your XPs score (professional trainings and conferences, internal mentorship)


• Health insurance, paid vacation and sick leave


• Culture of diversity & inclusion to unite the most outstanding talents


• Community of people who understand your game passion

Join Dragons Lake and take on challenges you've always dreamed of.